Title: The Pull of the Moon Author: Pip Smith Genre: Contemporary Publisher: UWA Publishing Published: 2nd June 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 280 Price: $26.99 Synopsis: Coralie threw the life jackets one by one, as hard as she could, and watched them catch on the wind and blow into the sea. Coralie is thirteen years old… Continue reading The Pull of the Moon by Pip Smith
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The Mademoiselle Alliance by Natasha Lester
Title: The Mademoiselle Alliance Author: Natasha Lester Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 26th March 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 408 Price: $34.99 Synopsis: How did a young Parisienne mother, celebrated for her beauty and glamour, come to lead the largest spy network in France? A powerful, heartbreaking historical novel by the New York Times bestselling author. Morocco,… Continue reading The Mademoiselle Alliance by Natasha Lester
Raising Readers: How to Nurture a Child’s Love of Books by Megan Daley
Title: Raising Readers: How to Nurture a Child’s Love of Books Author: Megan Daley Genre: Non-fiction Publisher: UQP Published: 29th July 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $34.99 Synopsis: Now fully revised and updated, Raising Readers is a practical and essential guide that contains everything you need to know about childhood literacy, written by teacher-librarian… Continue reading Raising Readers: How to Nurture a Child’s Love of Books by Megan Daley
Briar Book of the Dead by A.G. Slatter
Title: Briar Book of the Dead Author: A.G. Slatter Genre: Mystery, Fantasy Publisher: Titan Books Published: 13th February 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Price: $27.99 Synopsis: Ellie Briar is the first non-witch to be born into her family for generations. The Briar family of witches run the town of Silverton, caring for its inhabitants with… Continue reading Briar Book of the Dead by A.G. Slatter
The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-Up by Kate Solly
Title: The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-Up Author: Kate Solly Genre: Cozy Crime Publisher: Affirm Published: 31st December 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $34.99 Synopsis: Meet Fleck Parker: Mother, Crafter and Amateur Detective.Fleck loves a good puzzle. She spends most of her time feeling invisible, caring for three small children, and that's fine, really.… Continue reading The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-Up by Kate Solly
Looking Out and Beyond by Toby Hammerschlag
Title: Looking Out and Beyond Author: Toby Hammerschlag Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Woodslane Press Published: 1st November 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 2652 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: The novel is historical fiction set in the early 1950s during the dark Apartheid era, in a small rural town in South Africa, with flashbacks to the battle fields of… Continue reading Looking Out and Beyond by Toby Hammerschlag
Secret Keeper by Di Walker
Title: Secret Keeper Author: Di Walker Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st June 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: Change was coming. Possibly sooner than any of the friends were prepared for. Nell and Eden have been best friends forever. But now they are at the end of Year 6 and on… Continue reading Secret Keeper by Di Walker
Vesper Jones and Marshmallow by Karen Hendriks
Title: Vesper Jones and Marshmallow Author: Karen Hendriks Genre: Fiction Publisher: Starfish Bay Books Published: 5th August 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 40 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: Vesper Jones and her cat use a dream controller to banish Scary Things from their dreams. Vesper Jones has grown tired of Scary Things entering her dreams. So, with the… Continue reading Vesper Jones and Marshmallow by Karen Hendriks
Epically Good Greek Myths by R.A. Spratt
Title: Epically Good Greek Myths Author: R.A. Spratt Genre: Humour Publisher: Puffin Australia Published: 4th March 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: From bestselling author R.A. Spratt comes this savagely silly collection of Greek myths. Featuring sword-happy heroes, badly behaved Gods, a monstrous minotaur, a narcoleptic dragon and more nymphs than you can… Continue reading Epically Good Greek Myths by R.A. Spratt
#KT Book Bingo 2025 Completed
Another #KTBookBingo completed! This was a tricky one at first, and one I thought would take me much longer to complete. But some books just worked so well in each category, and at times I had multiple choices. I got there in the end though, and can now focus on the rest of my reading… Continue reading #KT Book Bingo 2025 Completed
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